Muskogee County
Oklahoma
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Muskogee County
Oklahoma
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Muskogee County
Index to Locations Fort GibsonNational Cemetery Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
UnknownLocation Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
GreenhillCemetery 1500 North York Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma Founded 1904 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Alice Mary Robertson (1854-1931) — also known asAlice M. Robertson — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Tullahassee, Creek Nation County, Indian Territory (nowWagonerCounty, Okla.),January2, 1854.Republican. Postmaster atMuskogee,Indian Territory, 1904-13;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1921-23; defeated,1922.Female.Died ofcarcinoma,Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,July 1,1931 (age77 years, 180days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
| Samuel Benton Callahan (1833-1911) — of Oklahoma. Born in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,January26, 1833.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;TribalRepresentative to Confederate Congress, 1864-65;justice ofOklahoma state supreme court, 1891.CreekIndian ancestry.Died in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,February17, 1911 (age78 years, 22days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery. | Daniel Haden Linebaugh (1878-1940) — also known asD. Haden Linebaugh — of Atoka,AtokaCounty, Okla.; Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Camden,OuachitaCounty, Ark.,November4, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1908(member,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1913-17.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary;Woodmenof the World.Died in Atoka,AtokaCounty, Okla.,December17, 1940 (age62 years, 43days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
| Charles Edward Creager (1873-1964) — also known asCharles E. Creager — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born near Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,April28, 1873.Republican.U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1909-11.Died, ofemphysema,in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,January11, 1964 (age90 years, 258days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
| Leroy Kershaw (1880-1969) — also known asL. R. Kershaw — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Elmwood,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,December6, 1880.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forGovernor ofOklahoma, 1930.Died in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,June 25,1969 (age88 years, 201days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery. | Archibald Bonds (1876-1970) — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Pond Spring,WalkerCounty, Ga.,January29, 1876.Democrat.RogersCounty Judge, 1907-11; member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1913-14;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-20.Methodist.Member,SigmaNu.DiedMay 27,1970 (age94 years, 118days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
| Thomas Patrick Smith (d. 1917) — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Secretaryof state of Oklahoma, 1907-11.DiedOctober4, 1917.Interment at Greenhill Cemetery. | Robert Milligan Mountcastle (1888-1970) — also known asRobert M. Mountcastle — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Jefferson City,JeffersonCounty, Tenn.,March17, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chair ofMuskogee County Democratic Party, 1920; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Oklahoma,1928;member ofOklahomastate house of representatives, 1941-44.Baptist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Jesters;Kiwanis.Died in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,February11, 1970 (age81 years, 331days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
Memorial ParkCemetery Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
| Ed Edmondson (1919-1990) — also known asEdmond Augustus Edmondson — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,April 7,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspapercorrespondent;lawyer;MuskogeeCounty Attorney, 1949-52;U.S.Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1953-73; candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1972, 1974.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiGamma Delta;American BarAssociation.Died in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,December8, 1990 (age71 years, 245days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
| Philas Stratton Jones (1867-1943) — also known asPhilas S. Jones — of Wilburton,LatimerCounty, Okla.; Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born in Kentucky,September30, 1867.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1922; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oklahoma,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Baptist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons.Died, ofarteriosclerosis,in ahospitalat Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,July 27,1943 (age75 years, 300days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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